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also commented on this development, calling shikamaru's emergence as " an unlikely hero " one of the highlights of the arc. in a subsequent review of episode 135, in which the mission to retrieve sasuke has failed and the members of shikamaru's team were critically injured, ign lauded the " great moment " in the episode in which shikamaru began to cry after learning his friends will recover, and declared that he will be a better leader for the sake of his friends. mania entertainment's justin rich celebrated his " sheer intellect ", calling him " one of the most fascinating characters in the series " and "